ਹਥੀਆਰੁ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀳𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀭 (hatthiyāra). Compare Old Gujarati हथीआर (hathīāra), Old Marathi 𑘮𑘰𑘝𑘲𑘊𑘨 (hātīera), 𑘮𑘰𑘝𑘲𑘧𑘨 (hātīyara), 𑘮𑘰𑘝𑘲𑘧𑘹𑘨 (hātīyera), 𑘮𑘰𑘝𑘹𑘨 (hātera), 𑘮𑘰𑘞𑘲𑘊𑘨 (hāthīera), 𑘮𑘰𑘞𑘲𑘧𑘹𑘨 (hāthīyera).

Noun

ਹਥੀਆਰੁ (hathīāru) m

  1. hammer, tool

Descendants

  • Punjabi: hathiār
    Gurmukhi script: ਹਥਿਆਰ
    Shahmukhi script: ہَتھیار

Further reading

  • Christopher Shackle (2011), “ਹਥੀਆਰੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 60
  • “ਹਥੀਆਰੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2025
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*hastakāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 811
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